GLOVE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GLOVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GLOVE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLOVE is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLOVE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GLOVE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GLOVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
What does GLOVE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A covering for the hand, usually with separate parts for each finger and the thumb, worn for warmth, protection, or a sport.
A glove keeps the hand warm in cold weather, shields it from dirt or injury at work, and in sports like boxing or baseball forms part of the required equipment, padded for a fist or shaped to catch a ball. As a verb, to glove a ball means to catch or stop it cleanly with a gloved hand, a skill prized in cricket and baseball alike. Because a glove has a separate sheath for each finger, it differs from a mitten, which wraps the fingers together in a single pocket.
How GLOVE is used
Common in everyday speech and in sport, where it can also be used as a verb meaning to catch cleanly.
- She pulled on a warm glove before stepping outside.
- The catcher gloved the pitch without moving his feet.
- He lost one glove somewhere on the walk home.
- The boxer laced up his gloves before the bout.
- A thick leather glove protected his hand from the thorns.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLOVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GLOVE
8 longer words begin with GLOVE.
Words ending in GLOVE
4 words end in GLOVE. Useful as a back hook: play GLOVE onto a word already on the board.
Words with GLOVE inside
4 words contain GLOVE in the middle. Words that start with GLOVE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GLOVE
Common questions about GLOVE
- Is GLOVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLOVE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLOVE worth?
- GLOVE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLOVE mean?
- A covering for the hand, usually with separate parts for each finger and the thumb, worn for warmth, protection, or a sport.
- What letters can be added to GLOVE?
- GLOVE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GLOVE:
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